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Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:55:00 EDT678,000 Conservatives were sent leadership ballots. For the contenders, the final battle is now underway
Get-out-the-vote efforts on behalf of all five campaigns are shifting into high gear with just a month remaining in the contest.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:30:00 EDTDoug Ford delivers new law that will give sweeping powers to ‘strong mayors’ in Toronto and Ottawa — and maybe other cities
The mayors of Toronto and Ottawa would have sweeping new authority over municipal budgets and the hiring and firing senior staff.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EDTUnifor elects Lana Payne to succeed Jerry Dias as president following ethics scandal
Three candidates competed for the position of national president of Canada’s largest union in its first contested election since 2013.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:38:58 EDTOntario ombudsman threatens probe into slow pace of changes to police de-escalation training
Frustrated by “painfully slow” progress toward standardized and mandatory de-escalating training for police officers in the wake of the 2013 Sammy Yatim streetcar shooting, Ontario’s ombudsman is threatening a probe into the lack of provincial ...
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:48:00 EDTNumber of people turned away from homeless shelters has soared this year, data shows
The new figures follow months of heightened concerns about the city’s shelters spurred by the homeless encampments in public parks during the pandemic.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:55:20 EDTHere’s what we know about Langya, the new virus found in China that has infected dozens
The new pathogen, believed to have spread from animals to humans, has infected at least 35 people and caused flu-like symptoms.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:01:00 EDTPolice lay 400 charges in ‘Project Monarch’ gun and drug cross-border crackdown
The operation, involving police from Ontario and the U.S., helped dismantle a “large-scale” operation that involved border gun and drug trafficking.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:45:00 EDTLooking for details about Ontario’s new $225M child benefit? You’re going to have to wait
The provincial government announced the benefit as part of Monday’s updated budget, but has yet to release details of the two-year, $225-million fund that unions and boards argue would better be spent on schools.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EDTA higher percentage of Canadians between 15 and 64 are working now than before the pandemic — so why is there a labour shortage?
Thousands of Canadians retired during the pandemic leaving the country with the smallest working-age cohort since the 1960s. A new BMO report says we may have a labour shortage for years to come.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:13:22 EDTJohn Tory meets with Cycle Toronto over High Park feud
The mayor urged cycling advocates to meet with city staff working on a review of transportation in the park, and with police who are handling enforcement.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:07:21 EDTFollowing Börje Salming’s ALS diagnosis, experts say more research needed into dangers of head injuries
Maple Leafs icon reveals he has degenerative disease